Originally Posted By familyguy <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/04/bringing-new-magic-to-matterhorn-bobsleds-and-peter-pans-flight-at-disneyland-park/">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...nd-park/</a> Anyone heard anything about what they're doing with the Matterhorn? Anyone worried they'll mess up Peter Pan? lol
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I hope the Yeti growl remains the same. It's as iconic as the Disneyland Railroad announcement and the Mark Twain whistle. Here's hoping
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I agree Jim. What's funny is I remember when there was no yeti and no iconic growl.
Originally Posted By doombuggy I have a bad feeling the AA is replaced by a projection. "Just wait until you see the Abominable Snowman in ways you’ve never seen him before"
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm hopeful for the Matterhorn, but will be really disappointed if it's a projection. The Yeti is definitely one of those iconic only-in-DL things that they just shouldn't mess with too much. As for his growl, it's always interesting what weird places you can hear it from, since sound travels in odd ways; back in the day, it was clearly audible from the DLH Monorail platform And I'm skeptically hopeful for Peter Pan. The opening scene worked well because there wasn't much magic to it, so I'll be curious to see how it changes the tone. I'm sure the ride will be popular regardless (it always is), so it seems like an interesting choice to update
Originally Posted By phruby I just hope the new Yeti's arm still swipes at the bobsleds and doesn't get stuck in disco mode. Then they tell us in order to fix it, the entire mountain would have to be destroyed.
Originally Posted By familyguy Am I the only one wondering why you are all referring to the Abominable Snowman as the Yeti?? I think you guys are mixing up the Matterhorn with Expedition Everest...
Originally Posted By familyguy Am I the only one wondering why you are all referring to the Abominable Snowman as the Yeti?? I think you guys are mixing up the Matterhorn with Expedition Everest...
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Meh, I kind of use them interchangeably (along with Bigfoot). I know that Harold is an abominable snowman, but it's just easier to type "yeti" When speaking, I'm pretty sure I always call him the abominable snowman, since I don't have to worry about trying to write it out
Originally Posted By Dabob2 There are three Harolds, right? (One that both tracks goes by, then one each that each track sees by itself.) Gives them room for some flexibility. I don't think they'll go for full projection. That would look cheesy and not at all menacing. They need to be actual figures I think. But I'm wondering aloud how a projected face-only would work. Or even projected eyes-only. I can actually imagine it looking awesome... and I can imagine it looking cheesy. How do ya'll think that could work? I could perhaps imagine a projection working for just the place at the beginning as you're riding back into the darkness and the red eyes glow and you hear the growl. If they had sort of "projection loop" where they had a variety of visuals and you didn't know which one you'd get, that might work. Or it might come off cheesy. (Though, to be fair, the glowing eyes-only always came off a little cheesy to me to begin with.) What do you think. Partial projection a potentially awesome enhancement, or world-class fromage?
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Me and my son were talking about this last night. He's hoping they make the snow monsters look a lot scarier/cooler, and that it makes it look like it's chasing you down the mountain. That would be cool, although I have no idea if that would be possible. We both decided we'd then be terrified to ride it at night. We feed off each other's fear, we're really pretty ridiculous.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA The 'eyes only' part at the top of the mountain was always low-tech and cheesy - but heck, it took Disneyland 35 years and maybe a dozen tries to finally get that last scene in Big Thunder to really pay off.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>I don't think they'll go for full projection. That would look cheesy and not at all menacing.<< While I agree that it would be pretty cheese and not-scary, I'm always surprised by how scared people get on Ghost Galaxy, looking at the projections of the nebula ghost. To me, it just looks like a cheesy projection on a screen, but for other people it seems to work just fine (though I'm not sure it would translate well to the Matterhorn's ice caverns) If done well, I think a projected face could work. The dwarf AAs in WDW look great, but I'm not sure how it would look when the face isn't supposed to look like a cartoon character I just hope that they finally put a solid ceiling above the tracks just after the lift hill. It had a mesh ceiling that looked pretty convincing in the dark, but every time I've been on it in the last ~5 years they've had the work lights turned on behind it, so you can see straight through to the steel beams. Not only does it ruin the illusion of being in a mountain, the lights also make the glowing eyes even cheesier. It's an easy fix (keep the work lights turned off while the ride is running) but one that they haven't figured out yet
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>...and that it makes it look like it's chasing you down the mountain. That would be cool, although I have no idea if that would be possible.<< I'm not sure if they could fit the rig inside the mountain, since it's pretty cramped in there, but one of the carnataurous-es on Dinosaur at DAK chases the vehicle in a very convincing way. That attraction uses the Indiana Jones ride technology, so it's easier to coordinate show scenes than with a gravity-powered roller coaster, but it works as a proof of concept for that idea
Originally Posted By PeterPan1313 >>>I'm hopeful for the Matterhorn, but will be really disappointed if it's a projection.<<< It's a new animatronic. "And I'm skeptically hopeful for Peter Pan." Well! Bles your heart!
Originally Posted By PeterPan1313 >>>I'm not sure if they could fit the rig inside the mountain, since it's pretty cramped in there, but one of the carnataurous-es on Dinosaur at DAK chases the vehicle in a very convincing way. <<< Yes, that effect is convincing at AK. Synchronization/reset time might be an issue on Matterhorn, plus lack of available room. If they really wanted to scare people, they'd have an abdominable snowman animatronic that "caught" a guest, such as a manequin with mickey mouse ears and dressed in tourist garb, who is being eaten alive by the beast.
Originally Posted By dagobert I guess this one fits hee too. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/04/legendary-hatbox-ghost-comes-out-to-socialize-in-the-haunted-mansion-at-disneyland-park-in-may/">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...-in-may/</a> The Hatbox Ghost is returning. Honestly I have never heard of him. Was he only in DL?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss It would be funny is it would have the voice of John Ratzenberger saying, "Welcome to the Swiss Alps! Snow cone?"
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